I was reading somewhere (liner notes?) that this song was inspired by a Police song, I think "Walking on the Moon" or something. It has a certain seeming simplicity which is nice.
It's sort of a proto-pop song with the "oooh Johnny Johnny Johnny" parts.
The Haley Mills line is great since it's so unexpected and exposes a certain immaturity and maybe tenderness.
The thing that makes this song so poignant aside from the good music writing is that Thomas Dolby produced it and has a knack for making songs that are bizarrely moving even if it seems like the subject shouldn't have as much of an impact as it does.
I was reading somewhere (liner notes?) that this song was inspired by a Police song, I think "Walking on the Moon" or something. It has a certain seeming simplicity which is nice.
It's sort of a proto-pop song with the "oooh Johnny Johnny Johnny" parts.
The Haley Mills line is great since it's so unexpected and exposes a certain immaturity and maybe tenderness.
The thing that makes this song so poignant aside from the good music writing is that Thomas Dolby produced it and has a knack for making songs that are bizarrely moving even if it seems like the subject shouldn't have as much of an impact as it does.